Health and the Changing Welfare State in Norway: A Focus on Municipal Health Care for Elderly Sick

Ageing International

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-142

  Jacobsen, Frode F ^a,b,c   Mekki, Tone Elin ^a,b  

^a Western Norway   (Norway)

^b BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^c Betanien University College   (Norway)

Author keywords

Elderly care; Norway; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861002149     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-010-9099-3     Document Type: Article

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